christerd

And the back of course , the ribbons look old and smell old , no strange colour under blacklight

the scanner make them look brighter than in reality.

Christer

Hi all, what about this ribbon bar ?

EK, Kriegsverdienst, RAO or AE , Marine-Verein medal, 1897, Lippe ?

Under the Marine-Verein is two Long service blue ribbon , did he value the Weimar ribbon more than the Ls medals ?

Christer

:jumping:

Wonders may still Happen !

Now The certificate for Arnolds Hamburg Cross has turned up on Ebay , and his vet medal/cert (ehrenlegion)

and the medalbar with EK, Hamburg, HEK Hungary !!!!!

The only thing is that seller only sells to Germany ? I maild him/her and asked if I could bid so i hope hi will sell to Sweden .......

Would be great to get some more docs together to this group

Christer

Interesting - the same 2-nd name DIMOV as in my booklet.....

And the same date ? This is the 4th or 5th set I have seen with this date and doc number 462, Maybe there where a lot of Int Medals awarded in March 1975 Was that date of some special importance in Communistic Bulgaria ?

Christer

Fantastic work Rick!

This world needs people like you, and I really hope there will be some way to print or digitalize this superb info for other collectors to see

A big from Nortern Europe almost on the border to North Pole

Christer

Thanks all !

Its always good to learn something new about research!

Christer

Hi, I have a mystery Victory Medal given to A Pte 1 H J Dugard R.A.F Rgt nr 120012 But I cant find him in the online records ? I cant find anyone named Dugard? Could it be misspelled , or am I looking at the wrong place ?

Any help appriciated

Christer

:love:

Totally amazing work!

I´m stunned, I have a 1:350 model of Titanic at home but that is a piece of cake comparing to this. Fantastic workmanship. Thanks for showing us, and of course Merry Christmas (even if it is a little early)

Christer

Aha , Thanks Naxos I didn´t even know there was Army BM

Christer

Hi Kev, I was too wondering about the armbands ? I tried to do a bigger pic of just the arm.

Can anyone recognize theese armbands ?

Christer

Another Photo of a MGSS company to the collection, send in 1917

Stamped on the back MaschineGewehr Scharftschutzen Kommando

Christer

And last, some of the BM girls out in the sport field ?

Christer

Another girls sitting on a roof , definitly in France ( I can see a French sign at her hand )

Christer

And the same girls , now in complete uniform

Christer

Hallo I just got theese pics of some "Blitzmädchen" Luftwaffe personal, I think the photos is taken in France.

not so common as the male Lw pics

Christer

Hi , I have just bought a small book containing pictures of officers beloning to Inf Rgt 120

killed in action 1914-18, about 100 pics I think. If anyone have docs or a name and

would like a pic,maybe I can help, just give me the name and I will scan the photo.

Christer

There's a number of additional awards and documents I have not seen before, I will add them as time permits. Any ID help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Rick

Here's the cover to an impressive folder that holds a four paged typed document that i have no clue about. Does the cover lend anything?

Wow !

Very impressing group, one of the best I´ve seen for years

I´m looking forward to see the rest, I am sorry to say I don´t have a clue to the last document.

Again a super group !

Christer

Hello!

I need information on using.Thanks for help.

All the best

Morten.

Hi Morten,

Concerning the optical instrument for 20 mm gun, i Think it was used by putting this device in the barrel and aiming with it. Than you removed it and test the guns and see if the guns hit the target.

The flag was a warning not to forget to remove the instrument

I have used similar instrument during test firings in Sweden,not in this caliber but I still think that is how it was used.

Best regards from neighbour country

Christer

And for education reasons , the backside !

Don´t you just love Epson ?

Christer

And the other one which really is two

A Lippe War Merit Medal + Preuss Red Cross + Würtemberg Wilhelms Cross

The small "Knopfloch" has also the Honor Cross without swords on it.

so small but still lovely

Christer

And of course a nice look of the backside

Christer

:jumping:

Two more NC ribbonbars in the collection !

First an old soldier ? Preussen War Aid Cross + Honor Cross NC + General Decoration + Long service + 1897 medal

Christer

The Heroic Deeds Cross had no Roll, only the individually signed receipts when every recipient acknowledged getting one from the issuing authority.

Those individual receipts exist, but have not been copied or transcribed and at this point will not be included in that volume, because there IS no "Roll" for it.

Aha, thanks Rick.

So I will have to look for more books to learn something about his guy.

Christer

Here is an example how much time, patience and money it takes to learn soemthing about just a small pic

The photo shows three Leutnants, named Ehlers ? , Potthoff and Bine ?

And this time there was names on the backside

The man to the left Ehlers or something is well decorated EK II, EK I , I think Oldenburg FA cross II and Oldenburg FA cross I

The middle man is the most interesting with EK II, Lippe KVK and War Honor Cross

Since the WHC was only awarded in 740 pieces I thought it would be possible to find out something about him

But inspite of all the books I have (and my wife thinks I have to many....) I didnt have the Staatshandbuch from Lippe (I have the book from 1916 where some of the awardees is listed from 1914/15) so I had to order a book from 1918 from Germany!

And I hope he was a member from Inf Rgt 55 ? with that in thougt I bought a Regimential story for only 5 Euro !

and of course if the LIppe Rolls will be published next year I will stand first in line for a example!!!

Conclusion : You need a lot of research material and its never enough (I hope my wife read this )

Have a nice weekend all !

Christer

And one ex of the book has now a honor place in my bookshelf in Sweden !

Amazing work, this will be read over and over again I promise

Christer